College Basketball's Top Plays: Season Tip-off
It's time for a little November madness.
After quite the lengthy delay, the college basketball season was finally up and running Wednesday, and naturally, impressive playmaking took place across the country.
And with the a new season underway, that meant the opportunity for a new crop of freshmen to make a name for themselves in their collegiate debuts. Here are some of the top plays from the first day of the 2020-21 college basketball season:
Cade Cunningham's debut
The projected No. 1 NBA Draft pick scored his first collegiate points.
And it was just your average day at the office for the superstar freshman.
Cunningham would finish with 21 points and 10 rebounds, living up to the lofty expectations that come with being the top prospect in the class.
Adam Miller catches fire in his debut for Illinois
Solid way to start your college basketball career, Mr. Miller.
Miller made six three-pointers in total on his way to a 28-point performance.
Starting off right
It wasn't the most monster of jams, but it was the first dunk of the year.
Kudos to Xavier's Bryan Griffin.
Defense to offense
Dwon Odom with the block, layup and the foul.
Count the bucket
Way to run the floor, big fella! Yvan Ouedraogo with the slam.
Goin' back to back – to back to back to back
There was no rust from deep for KyKy Tandy.
Ayo, chill
Seriously – chill with all the threes, Ayo Dosunmu.
More defense to more offense
Some players take what the defense gives them. Others take what they want.
Dwon Odom has our attention.
Just throw it in
When you take "throwing it down" literally.
Big man buckets
Providence big man Nate Watson got going early, becoming the first player to hit double figures this season.
And he didn't stop there – what a monster jam from Watson.
The hit from half-court
Boogie Ellis let it fly before half.
Stripped, stolen ... but shutdown
Quinlan Bennett was straight denied by DeJon Jarreau on what should have been a no-brainer shot.
Setting school records
With its 17th three-pointer made, Illinois made history.
Why watch one when you can see them all?
Goodine says goodnight
Brycen Goodine dropped a hammer to seal the dub for Providence.
Welcome back, Bohannon
After his 2019 season was limited to 10 games by a second hip surgery, Jordan Bohannon returned to Iowa and proved he's still got it.
Garza getting after it
Luka Garza picked up right where he left off, hitting double figures in his season-opener.
Livers delivers
Isaiah Livers – just nasty.
Three points two years in the making
In his first game since Dec. 29, 2018, Joshua Langford showed off his sweet stroke with a shot from deep.
Not in his house
Marcus Bingham is on paint patrol in East Lansing, and it's a no fly zone for Eastern Michigan players.
Double up
Bingham got the block party started for Michigan State, and Mady Sissoko took it up a notch with this block that left his teammates in awe.
Can't teach height
When you are this tall, it's just not fair.
Stingy defense
North Carolina freshman guard R.J. Davis gets the steal, basket, and foul in one play.
Meeting at the summit
There was a clash at the rim in Lexington, Kentucky and Wildcat freshman Isaiah Jackson won that clash.
Above the rim
Khristian Lander dropped it off for Race Thompson and Thompson lifted off for the dunk.
Welcome to college basketball Greg Brown
The Texas freshman forward entered college known as a high flyer and he proved it with this dunk.
Air Husky
As UCONN pulled away from Central Connecticut, Andre Jackson got a chance to show off his bounce with a fast break alley-oop.
A textbook fast break
Marquette played this fast break perfectly, going the length of the court for a basket with only one dribble as a team.
Here are the final scores from today's action.
